Water-closet flushing apparatus.



W. H. OSBOEN. WATER CLOSET PLUSHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APR.13,1905.

I Patented Mar. 2, 1909.

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W; H. O$BQE1TL WATER CLOSET FLUSHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION I'ILED APR.13,1905.

Patented Mar. 2, 1909.

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citizen of she United @totes, rcsioiog P H An. AL i its Jl' WILLIAM H. OSBOHN, OF LGUISVILLE, KENTUU Y.

WG APFP'AELEUETUS.

No. cases Application filed April 13, 113 1 5.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known th at l, are H. @snc-nn, oi Louisville, in the county of Jellerson and State of .lientueiry, l1 eve invented a new and. useful Voter-Closet Flushing Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates especially io Weber closets which hove s low-down Water tank and on opening in the bottom of this tank provided Willi. a hollow, floating valve; and the objects of my inipim'emenc are, sim y and cheegmess of construction, to provice mes-11s for controlling and prede'tcriniie ing the qusotity of water employed in each flush, ,fifillllllj, ofadjustment, compactness, placing all Working parts Wl villi} the tank and shes protecting them from temperii and to provide convenient means in ll'usl appsrstus of this class for operating either while sitting or standing. These objects attain by .zneons of the inecl'ieni lustrsted in the accompanying drswi I iicl1- ure 1 is e vertical sectional Vi w; Figs. 1. ii, and 6 are detail sectional views;

1, e front elevation e sents the ordinary lowdown mi-1k, preferably made of cast iron and enameled; 2 represents the ordinary closet bowl; 3 is the sear; 4 is the fiusi ipe 5 is a valve cost-- ing", which has integrs therewith the valve seat 16 and e branch by moons of which overflow pipe 7 connnunicstes with the flush pipe joint Where said air isles oasses-ohrou and into the top of which se ial overflow pipe is screwed; 6 represents the usual hoilow valve; 8 is s guide-bracket clamped onto the upper end of over-flow pipe 7 and adopted to guide the valve stem 15, "which passes through a, perforstion in the outer end thereof; Q is an air tube which extends into vslve and downward into the flush pipe; 10 :1 needle valve which is threseled and screwed. into the upper end. of the air tube 5 and adapted to 'WUl'li in a valve seat to regulate aha admission of air through perforation in the air tube. Air tube 9 is provided at it upper end with s flange, l1, adopt-eel to press against the inside of the to oi valve 6, and the uoper end of the air in ,e 9 is externally threeiled, and a not, 12 secured thereon in order to melee an air tight and writer tight the 1d of needle 1. heszi, 13,

Verve U is provided wit Specification or" Iii-esters Patent.

Feces-uteri March 2, 1909 Serial No. 25-5,; i3".

l and, just on'ler as; head, with s, knurled. jsin nut, 14, so that the adjustment needle .vslve 1" moy be securely when in the proper position To the upper end 01 needle "valve '10 is secured o, vzilw stem 15, which passes up through ti o perforation in guide bracket 8, and is opera Lively connected or, its upper end, by means of heel: formed thereon, with s riglib-onguler extension, 22, of a rocl-sl1aft, 2] The rock-shaft 21 is mounted in broclc ets 3 tlllll and has at the end opposite the said right-angular extension a second right angular exijension, 27. in the path of extension 27 is olece l the stem of a push hue "ton, 2c, Whicn passes through a perforation in the upper portion of the front Wall of the This stern preferably slotted near its etml, and extension 27 loosely passed tln'o'u h the slot, {Hist below the stem of push button 26 end pivoted in bracket 31 is e l ell-crenl lever, 28, will" h has its upper ieg forked and bifurcated and thus adapted to engage the end extension 2?": The lower leg oi lever is provided with o, perforation through which is operatively secured the upper end of s ()llll-TOll, Near the lower edge of the front of the Well 0? tank i is a perforation through the wall which is covered on the inside of the tank by a cssi'; metal box, 29, and on the outside by a similar box, 38. The boxes 29 and 30 secured to the inside and outsicle of the tonic, respectively, by means bolts, and the joint between he); 22* and the inner surface of the tank is sealed by meens a, gasket, 3'7. Into the top of she her; 29 is screwed s cube, 24, which extends upward along the inside of the from Wall oi she tank so that its top is somewhat shore the sop of the overflow tube "1", and, therefore, always shove the surface of the Wetee This rengeznent' prevents the water escaping borough loos: 30 top with e g ioriorstion adopted, to receive the seem e vertical push button, The pull reel posses clown through tu'be 24 him be 29, through the perforation tirelower part of the well of the tank, and has seemed to it the stem of push button lid 35, refersloly mode of cast iron and enamels The valve-casting is provided st :ofis

Box 30 is provided at its.

The tank is covered securely by means of e lower opening with a guide-spider, 36,

ada tedto guide air tube 9, which, being rigi 1y secured in valve 6, forms a guide thlerefor, to make it seat centrally and prop- 5 er y. l

The operation of my improved flushing ap aratus will now be understood. When va ve 6 is seated, the water, admitted by any suitable valve into tank 1, accumulates 10 and rises "till it is shut off by means of the ordinary float and valve. If the sup ly is in excess, it over-flows through tu e. 7. Valve 6 is now filled with air. If push button 26 .is operated, rock-shaft 21 will be actuated through extension 27, and extension 22 willpull valve stem 15 upward. This raises valve 6 ofi its seat, 16, and allows the water to flow through flush-pipe 4. The same will occur if ush button 25 is pushed downward, when ever 28 will be operated by pull rod 23 and actuate extension-27. Either push button, 26 or 25, may be 0 erated independently of the other. W en valve 6 is raised from its .seat it floats in the waterin the tank on account of the air within it. But the water now begins to enter perforations 19 in the bottom, 18, of the valve and expels the air gradually through perforation 34 and downward through air tube 9. The water, rushing through'flush pipe 4, has a tendency, also, to draw the air out of valve 6; As the water rises in valve '6, the valve becomes heavier, and, when its buoyalncyis overcome, it'sinks downward I 35 and seats itself, thus stopping the fiushj When valve, 6 is seated, the water within it runs out through perforations 19, and air enters, preparing the valvefor thev next flushing. operation. It will be understood 40 that the esca e of the airmay be regulated by 'means o needle valve 10 so that the valve will be set to seat'itself when a pre:

determined amount, of water has flown through flush-pipe 4, or in other words, the

time of suspension of valve 6' may be regulated by regulating the escape of air therefrom by; meansofneedle valve 10. The amount of the flush, therefore, is not determined by the size of the tank or the quantity of water in thetank, but by the valve and, therefore, two or more flushes may bahad with-one fillin of the tank; By providing the two push uttons, 25 and 26, the flushing apparatus may be operated'either in a standmgor sitting posture, or the upper 85 that any one skilled in-the art pertaining thereto may make it, and any one may operate it, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is '1. In apparatus for flushing water closets, a tank, rovided with an opening in the bottom, a ush-pipe in said opening, and a hollow flushing-valve provided with an air-tube pendent from the top of'said hollow flushing;

valve and extending and discharging into the flush-pipe, and adjustable means for the escape of air mto said pendent air-tube, substantially as specified. I I 2. In apparatus for flushing water closets, I a water-tank provided with an opening in the bottom, a, flush-pipe in said 0 ening, a hollow flushing-valve rovided wit a tube for the escape of air t rough its bottom, a

needle valve in the top of said hollow flushing-valve, astem attached to the top of said needle valve, an upper horizontal and'a lower vertical push-button on the outside of the front of said tank operatively con ne cted with said flushing-valve, substantially 3. In apparatus for flushing water closets, the'combination of a water-tank provided with an o ening in its bottom and an opening in the ower art of its front wall,=a casting provided wit a valve-seat, a horizontal branch and an opening in the top of said branch, fitted in said opening in thebottom of said tank, an overow tube fitted into said opening in the to of said branch, a hollow-valve closed at its top and provided with a tube for the escape of air into thefiush-pi e, a needleval've in thesummit of said va ve, a stem .attached to said needle valve, a rock-shaftv operatively connected with said stem, a horizontal push-button on v the upper part of the front of said watertank operatively connected with said rockshaft, a box sealed over said opening in the 4 front wall of the tank, avertical tube in the top of said boxoand extending above the I water-iline, an outside box over said openin in the front wall of the tank, a pull-r0 within said vertical tube and extending through said openin intthe front wall of the tankand operativeyconnected with said rock-shaft, and a vertical push-button in the top of said outside box and secured to said pull-rod, substantially as specified.

4. In apparatus for flushlng Water closets, cast flank without lining provided with an upper and a lower 0 ening'in its front wall, a hollow flushing-Va ve, a horizontal upper ,ush-button and a lower vertical push- I button operatively connected with said flushing-valve through said upper and lower openings, abox attached to the inner'surface of the front wall of said tank and sealed by a gasket, a vertical pull-rod tube sealed in the top of said brEfand a corresponding outside box, substantially as specified. ushing water closets, 130

5. In apparatus for 

